to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
secondary; of secondary importance
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to shave off; to scrape off
(with a) mindset as if one were playing a video game; thinking of (treating) something as though it were a game
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
auto-hypnosis; self-hypnosis; self-induced hypnotism
to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
venomous snake; poisonous snake
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
cannot be helped; unavoidable
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
American; American-style (weak) drip coffee
on the occasion of; at the time of
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
surroundings; circumference
done; just done; just finished
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
specimen; sample; (classic) example; type; sample
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
pit of the stomach; solar plexus